Practical Reduced Tillage for the Small to Mid-Scale Organic Farm
Interested in reducing tillage but intimidated about how to get there? Join us as we talk about our tillage reduction journeys! Co-presented by Andrew: an organic research specialist continually pushing his production farm toward trying more no-till experiments, along with Becky: an historically tractor-loving farmer who now happily manages a two-acre farm rototiller-free.
We will cover rotational tillage, cover cropping, tarping, living pathways, deep composting, sheet mulching, broadforking, soil health and biodiversity, locally reclaimed nutrients, and so much more! This presentation will highlight field results demonstrating practical examples to use on your own farm to decrease input costs, increase productivity, and foster healthy soil.
About the Speakers
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Andrew Corbin
Organic Farm SchoolAndrew Corbin is a regenerative agriculture and natural resources educator and the Director of Research, and Senior Instructor for the Organic Farm School. He specializes in field and classroom education and training in sustainable agriculture, especially as it relates to the use of organic matter, compost, residual resource recovery, reduced tillage, and organic farming practices. He has over 30 years of experience in Agroecology and has served as a Specialist in three of the leading US Land Grant Institutions (Cornell, Michigan State and Washington State Universities). Andrew was Extension faculty for WSU, an agroecology educator for MSU Extension and a regional specialist in Integrated Pest Management with Cornell University’s New York State IPM Program.
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Becky Zaneski
Full Tilth FarmBecky has been farming since 2010. Since 2016 she has co-managed Full Tilth Farm, a 5-acre market farm in Poulsbo, WA, producing mixed vegetables and berries sold through the local farmers market, CSA, and food hub. Prior to that Becky did two seasons of apprenticeship and then ran City Grown Seattle for 4 seasons – a multi-plot urban farm using backyards and other unused spaces to grow food for CSA and farm stand sales. Becky served on the board of Tilth Alliance from 2012 to 2018.